Fiske 1866 tuba

Shockwave · Post by **Shockwave** » Fri May 20, 2005 12:10 am

The civil war collectors really want over-the-shoulder horns, and I dont recall ever seeing one of those on ebay. I think the story of finding that particular horn at a yard sale for $1 is more interesting than the horn itself. I would have paid double!

-Eric

Lew · Post by **Lew** » Fri May 20, 2005 8:36 am

Shockwave wrote:The civil war collectors really want over-the-shoulder horns, and I dont recall ever seeing one of those on ebay. I think the story of finding that particular horn at a yard sale for $1 is more interesting than the horn itself. I would have paid double!

-Eric

You mean like this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Fri May 20, 2005 10:15 pm

Jonathantuba wrote:Rotary valves, operated by pistons!

Now, if it was pistons, operated by rotors, maybe you'd have something!...

(What I find interesting about that horn, however, is the suggestion that the 4th rotor, which is only manually operated, changes the horn from a EEb to a BBb. I can only assume that the valve slides need to go way out as well... )

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Fri May 20, 2005 11:00 pm

windshieldbug wrote: Now, if it was pistons, operated by rotors, maybe you'd have something!...

It's been done. One of the little newsletters from Ferree's some time ago described the patent for such a system. File it under "interesting ideas".

Alex F · Post by **Alex F** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:43 pm

Someone in Atlanta bought it for restoration.

OK . . . 'fess up

http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/844 ... %248%2C327

Here is the first article on the subject.

http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/836 ... +of+plenty

I was down in St. Pete Beach for a couple of weeks last month and hoped to meet Phil Holcomb, but did not have enough time to look him up.

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